With new research suggesting that many people skip lunch at work, it is essential that businesses make food a priority. Outside catering services can be an excellent solution, providing a range of meals for lunches, conferences and meetings.
We are often told that time is money, but some employees are taking this too far and skipping lunch to be more productive. A recent study by Aviva has shown that nearly a third of people skip lunch while at work. While this might save time in the short term, it can have severe effects on people’s health and well-being. Nearly 15% of people believe that their eating habits at work are having a negative effect on their health.
There is also evidence that a large number of employers, while offering food, do not have healthy options available to their staff. Employees are forced to either eat unhealthily or go without, as many people feel that there is too much stress in the morning to make their own lunch. Employers can make a difference by promoting healthy eating, much in the same way that schools are beginning to.
One solution to this problem is for businesses to use an outside catering company. Some companies allow staff to order sandwiches to be delivered to the workplace, while others provide lunches for conferences, meetings and other corporate events. Both these services guarantee that employees and clients eat a tasty and healthy lunch. There are hundreds of people eating lunches from caterers in Nottingham alone, every day. This can only have a positive effect.
Using outside catering also shows employees that the company values the health and well-being of its staff. If a business can give the message that lunch is important, this will encourage employees to make time for their lunch break. Changing the statistics might be a slow process, but it is worth the effort to try to break bad habits and alter perceptions.
Catering need not be bland, either. Caterers in the Leicester and Nottingham area offer a wide variety of menus to suit a range of budgets and events. These range from gourmet sandwiches, soups and pizzas, to mushroom risotto, poached salmon and chicken tikka masala. There is something to lure any workaholic away from their desk!